Anthony Bourdain Reveals His Favorite Eggnog Recipe

We’re in the midst of the holiday season, and if you’re feeling anything like we are then you’re likely ready for a nice, tall glass of spiked eggnog. And Anthony Bourdain has the perfect recipe for you.

According to Metro, the creamy holiday drink is actually a favorite cocktail of the “Parts Unknown” host.

“I don't buy that stuff at 7-Eleven,” Bourdain added. “I use the old Craig Claiborne recipe.”

That recipe, Metro noted, is from the late New York Times food editor and critic, who first wrote about it way back in 1958. However, the illustrious paper’s history with the drink goes much further than that. As the paper wrote of the drink in 1895, eggnog is “a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, spices, rum, brandy and — headache. This beverage, however, has lately fallen somewhat out of favor. Either our stomachs have grown weaker or our brains stronger, and we are not willing to sacrifice future well-being for the sake of a momentary gratification, even though sanctioned by the precept and example of our ancestors.”

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Anthony Bourdain Reveals His Favorite Eggnog Recipe

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